June 16,2023 3:40 a.m.

The City of Roseburg is accepting applications for the Planning Commission.

Currently there is a vacancy due to the recent resignation of Planning Commissioner Andrew Blondell. He resigned because he accepted a job with the Roseburg Community Development Department. City employees are not allowed to serve on city commissions. The city council accepted his resignation on June 12th. The person appointed to fill this vacancy will serve until December 2025.

The Planning Commission considers long and short-range land-use development issues within the city and urban growth boundary. The commission makes decisions based on City Land Use and Development Regulations. The commission reviews and acts on quasi-judicial applications filed by land owners and/or their agents as well as on legislative applications initiated by the city. While some actions are a recommendation forwarded to the city council for final consideration, other decisions are final unless appealed to the council.

The commission meets at 7:00 p.m. on the first Monday of each month. Commission members are appointed by the city council following an application and interview process. City council interviews of candidates are tentatively scheduled to take place before the council meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Monday July 24th. Qualified applicants will be contacted to set up interviews.

To apply, fill out the form that is on a page that is linked: https://www.cityofroseburg.org/your-government/commissions/planning-commission